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With global trade talks on shaky ground, President Bush placed a private call to India's prime minister on Thursday as their two negotiators tried to break a seven-year deadlock on opening up trade in farm and manufactured goods.
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New Zealand's Parliament on Thursday passed into law the first bilateral free trade deal between China and a developed Western economy, in a move that will give the country fresh advantage in one of the world's biggest markets.
A latest round of talks to salvage a global trade deal made "some progress" on Thursday, ministers said but officials said the mood behind closed doors was somber.
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Japan's trade surplus fell 88.9 percent in June from a year earlier as imports grew amid soaring prices for oil prices and other commodities, the government announced Thursday.
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Argentina's state news agency said the president's top aide has resigned following the Senate's rejection of a government-backed export tax hike.
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
President Bush is committed to an $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz said Wednesday, amid reports that the U.S. is freezing such sales to the island to avoid angering China.
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
Pirates have seized a cargo ship with 20 Filipino sailors on board off the coast of Somalia, a Philippine government official said Wednesday.
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
The EU's top health official says an inspection mission will be dispatched to China in October because of an increase in unhealthy fish products exported to Europe.
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
The European Union proposed an import ban Wednesday on products derived from seals that are killed in a cruel way, a move that could hurt the annual seal hunt in Canada — the largest in the world.
Tuesday, 22 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
Malaysia may allow U.S. participation in its financial services sector, signaling progress in free trade talks that have been bogged down by government policies in this Southeast Asian nation.
Tuesday, 22 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
Biotech drugmaker Amgen Inc. is expected to receive a decision this week from federal regulators on its experimental drug to treat a blood-clotting disorder.
Monday, 21 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
Entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin's Visionary Vehicles has filed a lawsuit accusing China's Chery Automobile Co. of defrauding the company after the two formed a joint venture to import Chinese cars to the U.S.
Monday, 21 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
Vietnam increased fuel prices as much as 31 percent Monday in a bid to cut state subsidies and fight smuggling, state media reported.
Friday, 18 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
The World Trade Organization made public its first official condemnation of Chinese commercial practices on Friday, releasing a February ruling that sided with the United States, the European Union and Canada in a dispute over car parts.
Friday, 18 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
A United Nations food agency issued a forecast Friday of record levels of global cereal production this year but also said prices would remain high.